Monday, March 9. 2009

The line dept. is out of hibernation! Wednesday, Roger and I spotted poles for the 50th Ave station and even set one by the car dept. sleeping-quarters-caboose-dormitory-caboose.

Tuesday was like early March, so I transferred equipment to a new pole at the East end of the depot. I could not replace the span wire because all of our rubber goods are at the lab being cleaned and dielectric tested. The rope lashed pole is gone!

Friday I continued installing signal drops around the carline. This was an ongoing project from last year that I was doing for the signal dept. All the signals near the "S" curve now have proper power.

Carl is working on our new bucket truck and Dave says it will be orange and ready to go into service soon. It has brakes!

Saturday I spent some time making PVC conduit bends for the barn 4/car shop extension project.

Rain, rain, rain turns into mud, mud, mud, that rhymes with?....flood, flood, flood.... water, water, everywhere the line dept. must work. So, that's all until it dries a bit.

Sunday, March 1. 2009

not a major report this time folks, but we are going to try and keep it up so our remote friends can follow our progress.

On the heavyweight front, Mike and Ray are making some progress on the DLW coach doorframe...operating crews know it well...the one that never can open. ATSF 2544 is moving along, repairing the wall behind the "new" seats and then Mark Hoffman is finishing and priming. The continued cold is slowing things down a bit as it is hard to paint until the walls are consisitently warm.

Over in Yard 5 the work contiues in Birmionghams kitchen. The entry air curtain is now working, and the final step will be to replace the wall section above the breakfront in the vestibule of the dining area. We hope to have that part finished this week, so we can move along into the other cars to prepare for spring.

Marc has begun to open up the furniture to air out.

All are welcome to stop by during the day on Saturday, if you make it out before the operating dept soiree. The coffee will be on and we will have a few light snacks, if folks just want to "stop and set a spell".

Spring time will, as usual, bring a flurry of activity as we begin to prepare for season. Lots of housework and setup will be needed, so anyone that can is invited to join in the fun.

In addition we continue to have several display ideas that will need the human touch both in setup and as docents to guide our visitors through. We want to open more equuipment this year, but will need folks that can be around to explain, and of course monitor.

Its not a lot of strenuous work, but it can be a great time if you are interested.

One day, one day a month, or every weekend, it doesnt matter. We can adjust our plans to fit your interest.

Susan Marie, IC, DMIR set is on the agenda, and Ely is also a possibility. These will require someone to be the "historian/tourguide/docent" t obe open for visitors.

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Jeron G. about Early February woodshop activiesSun, 03-01-2015 16:46That was sprayed on the cab while
at East Troy. The locomotive is
TE-1. It was built for Toledo
Edison, and worked there its entire
life until [...]

Roger Kramer about Early February woodshop activiesSat, 02-28-2015 21:28Hello Bill I hope someone from
the Electric Car dept will respond
to your question. I believe one
of the members wrote that on the
engine. It [...]

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you ever had conveyed your
interest to the team restoring the
plow? Not being involved but
knowing the members [...]

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ground, there could be some
premature painting and decals that
could go on the outside of the cab

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report shows the Electroliner and a
yellow steeple cab with a CNS&M
monogram and spray painted number
454. Could [...]

CGW RR fan about Early February woodshop activiesFri, 02-27-2015 12:17The UP sticker could be for a truck
trailer.
The headlight is neat. However for
the accuracy nut, the plow
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[...]

Nigel Bennett about Steam Department Update January 2015Fri, 02-27-2015 11:44Mike,
Yep. We always like to think she
may have been operated by Casey
...... but we will never be sure.
Nigel

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At this time we will not be
offering "Take the Throttle" on
1630 this year.
The issue is that, after not
running for a number of years, we
[...]

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you will be offering cab rides on
1630 this coming season. I
understand you did not offer any
last year, as it was [...]

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scroll ad for mother's day,is that
shelter in the picture new? It
looks as if it is right across the
mainline by the [...]